Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly woman hospitalized in Ridgewood parked car crash Elderly woman hospitalized in Ridgewood parked car crash Elderly woman hospitalized in Ridgewood parked car crash
Elderly woman hospitalized in Ridgewood parked car crash ONLY ON CVP: An elderly Midland Park resident was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood this afternoon after her car slammed into another, pushing it onto the sidewalk. Her injuries didn’t appear life-threatening, authorities said. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS workers responded to the crash just after 2 p.m. on West Ridgewood Avenue at Maltbie Drive. Both vehicles were removed by a flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian in Ramsey hit and run dies, charges upgraded against Mahwah man Pedestrian in Ramsey hit and run dies, charges upgraded against Mahwah man Pedestrian in Ramsey hit and run dies, charges upgraded against Mahwah man
Pedestrian in Ramsey hit and run dies, charges upgraded against Mahwah man YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities re-arrested a Mahwah man today on more serious charges after a 55-year-old pedestrian in a Ramsey hit and run crash died. Thomas M. Moylan Jr., 27, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash and being involved in a fatal crash while his license was suspended. A good Samaritan who noticed damage to a car parked at her condominium led authorities to  Moylan, who authorities said was behind the wheel of his 1997 Lincoln Town Car when it struck the Queens victim the night of Aug. 15 at the corne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Reward increased in murder of Park Ridge woman, 19 Reward increased in murder of Park Ridge woman, 19 Reward increased in murder of Park Ridge woman, 19
Reward increased in murder of Park Ridge woman, 19 UPDATE: Thanks to a $2,000 donation by her parents, the reward is now $5,000 for information that could help the catch the killer of a 19-year-old Park Ridge woman who used to work at a popular Ridgewood bakery. More than 2½ months after the body of Nicole Franco was found in her Florida apartment, authorities are hoping someone saw or knows something that could crack the case. UPDATE (Aug. 24): Parents Steve and Teri Franco of Park Ridge went to the Broward County building in Florida where Nicole was killed and handed out fliers, hoping for a break in the case. “Somebody knows somethin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DWI conviction upheld for Edgewater man who said he thought he’d been kidnapped DWI conviction upheld for Edgewater man who said he thought he’d been kidnapped DWI conviction upheld for Edgewater man who said he thought he’d been kidnapped
DWI conviction upheld for Edgewater man who said he thought he’d been kidnapped ONLY ON CVP: An Edgewater man who police said they found urinating next to his pickup truck failed to have his drunk driving conviction overturned in Hackensack. Pyong Chun Hwang did get his driver’s license suspension reduced from a year to seven months and the time he must use a breath-alcohol interlock device from a year six months. “It’s reasonable for a first offense,” Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said Friday. Hwang had testified during his Municipal Court trial in Edgewater trial on April 24 that he couldn’t clearly recall what happened the night of Oct. 29 after he got dru…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
X stretches then snaps off a sharp show X stretches then snaps off a sharp show X stretches then snaps off a sharp show
X stretches then snaps off a sharp show IN TUNE: The first half of the third of four full-album shows at City Winery was more a prelude to a supersonic, full-throttle set by L.A. punk legends X that soared to a frenetic finish. By the band’s own admission, “Under the Big Black Sun” — X’s first major-label release — was a bit of a departure. “This record allowed us to do some different things, like play vibes,” Exene Cervenka told the roaring West Village crowd last night. DJ Bonebrake handled those duties. It required more than a few instrument and tuning changes, in fact. The band also added a pair of musicians on guitar and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Hawthorne boy, 15, injured in zip line fall in Glen Rock Hawthorne boy, 15, injured in zip line fall in Glen Rock Hawthorne boy, 15, injured in zip line fall in Glen Rock
Hawthorne boy, 15, injured in zip line fall in Glen Rock YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A 15-year-old Hawthorne boy was recovering from surgery after falling 30 or so feet from a zip line at the Glen Rock High School athletic complex last night. The boy, who broke his femur, was conscious and alert but breathing shallow when two Glen Rock police officers responded to the facility off Harristown Road just before 7 p.m. They were soon followed by volunteer ambulance workers and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Police expect it will be a few days before they’re able to speak …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick brother, sister do their part for Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund Waldwick brother, sister do their part for Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund Waldwick brother, sister do their part for Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund
Waldwick brother, sister do their part for Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund SHOUT OUTS: Two young entrepreneurs from Waldwick have been donating their summer time to raising money for the Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund with a lemondate stand on the Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick border. “Weekends are slower than weekdays,” Alexandra Stojcevski said as her 10-year-old daughter, Angela, and son, Stefan, 8, catered to walk- and drive-up customers this afternoon on Sheridan Avenue in the shadow of Route 17. Like Stojcevski, the siblings’ stepdad is proud: Mark Butler is a Ridgewood police officer. Angela and Stefan would have commented, but they were too busy fil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi mom who was DWI with kids in car avoids jail time — with conditions Lodi mom who was DWI with kids in car avoids jail time — with conditions Lodi mom who was DWI with kids in car avoids jail time — with conditions
Lodi mom who was DWI with kids in car avoids jail time — with conditions ONLY ON CVP: A Lodi single mother who had both of her children in the car when police pulled her over for drunk driving in Hasbrouck Heights last winter avoided jail time in a Hackensack courtroom yesterday. Ivette Cardenas, 36, is a “single parent with no paternal support at all,” said Superior Court Judge James J. Guida, calling the incident “an anomaly that’s unlikely to recur.” Guida sentenced Cardenas to two years probation, 30 days community service and a two-year suspension of her driver’s license. Once her license is restored, she will have to drive with a breath-alcohol interlo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township gets new police chief, captain, commanders, officer Washington Township gets new police chief, captain, commanders, officer Washington Township gets new police chief, captain, commanders, officer
Washington Township gets new police chief, captain, commanders, officer SHOUT OUTS: The Washington Township Police Department officially has a new chief and several new commanding officers. Chief Glenn Hooper was appointed to the department in June 1977. He rose through the ranks while serving as a field training officer, firearms instructor and running day-to-day department functions since 2011. Capt. Gregg Hackbarth joined the department in November 1979 and has served as a traffic officer, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office fatal accident investigator, child safety seat technician and patrol commander. He has organized the department’s traffic safety poster…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Happy outcome for German Shepherd rescued from Ridgefield Park animal hospital Happy outcome for German Shepherd rescued from Ridgefield Park animal hospital Happy outcome for German Shepherd rescued from Ridgefield Park animal hospital
Happy outcome for German Shepherd rescued from Ridgefield Park animal hospital SHOUT OUT: For the Flaims of Leonia, the horrific tale of dozens of German Shepherds crammed into crates at a Ridgefield Park hospital eventually had a happy ending. The head of a cats-only household for several years, dad Stefan Flaim yearned for a German Shepherd, the kind he grew up with. “I’ve tried to remake every cat we’ve owned into a dog,” he said. Bergen County SPCA investigators in May found more than 40 pure-bred, full-sized dogs and puppies jammed into the Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital on Main Street (SEE: Bergen County SPCA rescues German Shepherds). “Some of the crates…

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